Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-06

Is fest. making the hirhwav
impossible. The new wsoien mill dam
and most q the great 0amphell dam AZ
Saaeervills have been washed sway,
sasperdfna 100 operatives fer long
tire. In this city soue of the houses
are naoded. end the families have been
transferred In boats 30 places Of safety.
sac Gam Fssfawed by Her owRer.
Sas FRAxursoa, Nav S-sae Gam, a
rrepesseSsiag Cainese Girl, vas hr0aeht
snta this egnntry sheRt three wears aRo,
sad wss parehased for $500. The pnF.
chaser Immediately blscsd the girl in a
s11Se af irfamv against her wiii. She
sesigrsd herself 10 her fate and saved a
portion af her earnings. intending, when
sae bad accumulated enengh. 70 make
her escape 20 CANA. Two weeks aeo
she ssw the opportREisy, ard lsaving
tbs den Of iniqnity she fied 10 the Pres
hytsrian mission. Her owner sIoFe 0ns
warrant fer the eiri's arrest on q
charge OF grand larceny. The SnpaFi0R
Judge. learning the facts Of the case.
refused 90 ALLOW the owner 30 regain
possession Of the girl and released her
on her ewn reeoRnixance. Today che
owner swoFe oas two warrants charging
sue Gam with erabexxiemept. The
Police Jna7e followed his snpeFiora'
actioD and gave the girl into the care Of
the mission. The girl viii have 90 be
tried, however. sn the three charges Of
felony against her.
seaveMgeRs en- q strtke.
SAN FRAscEsoo. May 5.--A peculiar
strike is in progress here among han
dred seAvenReFs who belong 10 the
soavsaRers' Union. The eaasa Of the
action Il found in an ordinance recsntly
passed by the Board Of Supervisors, al
she instance Of the Board Of Health.
prohibiting the dumping Of RaFhaea ex-
cspf IN bArges. At q nesting the saAv-
enRers adopted resolutions thai until
bareas are supplied she oelisctien OF
garbage shall cease.
Killed Negre Barber.
EE pAso, fTexaal, May h.-EdgAR ID.
Boalieny. New Orleans drummer, shot
and instantly killed Ned kinnard. q
negro barber. in frant Of the VendoDe
hotel this morning. Bouiiqny seat fer
the barber 10 shave 3 sick friend. lie
aid sn ana charged one dollar for the
1eh. Roaligsy refused 10 pay What he
deemed vas an exoFhitant charge. The
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raised bis pistol and fred. The ball
struck Kennard in the neck, killing him
almost instantly. Bouligny surrendered
and is in iRil. He IL about IS years Of
age and belongs 10 q neted Creole
family in New Orleans.
sevg Rates for the baltimore a 0hlo.
NEw YoRK, May h-The Trunk Line
Passenger Committee met Reain today.
The new PLAZA In regard to the admis-
zion Of the Baltimore A OAlo was dis
eussed. The Baltimore a Ohio and the
New York, Ontario a Western, which
forms the Baltimore 4 Ohio western
connection, will now come ander the
Joint comnittee's role. This means
that the West bound rases over thta
roate will be thu same as over the other
routes instead Of lsweg rate as vas the
case previously.
Mexlco's National Holiday.
CRY or Mexico, May s.-The national
holiday eommemoFatin. she victory Of
the Mexican troops over the French
during the War Of the Intervention,
was celebrated today with the usual
pomp. An imposing military process
sion passed 10 review before the PKeei-
dsns, and in she afternoon tha Presi-
dent distributed tbs pFizsa won By the
Mexican exhibitions In New Orleans
and the Bnenos AyFes exPosiiions.
Buildings in the city were decorated
gith she national colOFa The foreign
residents displayed the haes u their re-
speetive countries.
GRseRsely warn.
CRY or MEXICO, May 5.-RepoEts
from Vera CrBz announces that the
weather Il intensely warm 20 the coast,
and that sligbt shocks Of earthquake
have been fels ia different parts Of the
country.
Pacific steamship snbsidy.
OrTAwA (Oat.l, May sir John A.
Mcdonald stated iu Parliament this
afternoon that the Canadian Parliament
would contribute .an anuuAl subsidy of
$1,000 in aid q Pscifio steamship
service, on condition that She Imperial
Government wonld grant sSoo0O0 an
uually. The service proposed vas fFi-
monthly. One between Vancouver And
HonrkonR. The answer OF tbs lmpsf-
iAI Government has NOS YET bsen re-
eeived.